Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
The San Andreas fault is NOT a single, continuous fault, but is actually a fault zone made of many segments. Movement may occur along any of the fault segments along the zone at any time. The San Andreas fault system is more than 1300 km (800 miles) long, and in some spots, is as much as 16 km (10 miles) deep.

Year at a Glance

May

Note: All earthquake dates are UTC, not local time.

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1948	Moquegua, Peru	7.4	60th Anniversary Four deaths. Damage at Moquegua; slight damage (VI) at Arequipa and Tacna. Landslides and seiches were observed. It was felt from Huancayo and Cuzco as far south as Iqueque, Chile.

1962	Near the Coast of Mexico	7.0	Four persons killed, and many injured. Extensive property damage in south-central Mexico. Tsunami with a maximum amplitude of about 2.8 feet reported at Acapulco. From United States Earthquakes, 1965.

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